NOTICE OF INTENT to Sole Source.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT to Sole Source

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER: NIMH26000082

TITLE: The purchase of Nagios XI software is a monitoring and alert mechanism for NCATS Infrastructure. Nagios will assist NCATS engineers in monitoring NCATS servers and websites.

2. CLASSIFICATION CODE:R499 – SCIENTIFIC CONSULTING SERVICES

NAICS CODE: 541519 – Other Related Computer Services

3. RESPONSE DATE: February 22, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST

4. PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT:

Joe Kennedy Joseph.kennedy@nih.gov Phone: 262-391-7630

5. DESCRIPTION:

INTRODUCTION

This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation.

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT)

SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR

OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Compu-Gen technologies, Inc., for one year.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

and SET ASIDE STATUS

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541519 – Other

Computer Related Services with a Size Standard of $34M.

This intended procurement will be a small business set-aside requirement.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6—Competition Requirements. FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b) Soliciting from a single source provides that: For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source IF the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name OR industrial mobilization).

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-06, dated August 27, 2025.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Purchase Description

The Nagios software is a notification system that is used to let system administrators know of possible problems. It will allow/alert NCATS Infrastructure team to know when there are issues in our Linux, Windows, and web application platforms. Our previous version of monitoring software did not meet all the needs for NCATS. Some of the things that this will provide for us is historical data, reporting, and the ability to better track problems within our environment.

Specific Requirements

4. The Government requires support for one year, with the brand name only products.

Quantity:

Nagios Enterprise License Add-on Qty. 1 Phone Support Qty. 1 Nagios XI Unlimited Node Email Support & Maintenance Plan Qty.1

Salient Characteristics:

Nagios XI will provide NCATS IT engineers monitoring workflows, health checks, custom metrics, logs, alert and incident management, endpoint management, auto-remediation and observability control plane.

XI:XI-UNL-MSP-1Y

XIR:XI-ENTRENEW-1Y

SUPPORT:SPPHONE5

Period of Performance

The proposed period of performance shall be one base year.

Base: 3/15/26 – 314/27

Level of Effort n/a

Government Responsibilities n/a

Reporting Requirements N/A

OTHER CONSIDERARTIONS:

Data Rights

Section 508—Electronic and Information Technology Standards

Confidentiality of Information:

The Contractor will not disclose, publish, divulge, release, or make known, in any manner or to any extent, to any individual other than the authorized government employee, the content of any sensitive information provided under this contract.

For this requirement, the government may provide the contractor information or data of a personal nature about individual(s) or proprietary information or data pertaining to this project, which is confidential. This requirement is expected to generate information or data which is confidential. The Contractor shall handle all sensitive information or data in a secure manner and consult with the authorized government employee prior to any release, disclosure, dissemination, or publication.

(INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION

The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted.

Specifically, Compu-Gen Technologies, Inc. is the only vendor in the marketplace that can provide the services required by the National Institute of Health.

The intended source is:

Compu-Gen Technologies, Inc.

535 E 3rd St.

Williamsport PA 17701

The software Nagios XI, will facilitate the National Center for Advancing

Translational Sciences (NCATS) organization in our mission to generate innovative methods and technologies that will enhance our network infrastructure daily duties, testing, and implementation of diagnostics and therapeutics. NCATS has implemented a standard of excellence throughout the Windows/Linux

Enterprise. This image is being developed based on IOS Admins. This procurement of Nagios XI software is essential to avoid a substantial duplication of cost to switch to another brand including the costs of drivers and port replicators. Nagios License Upgrade will provide NCATS additional unlimited

Ticket Support and Maintenance Plan. The purchase of the Nagios XI software will ensure a smooth transition of data being configured for our organization.

CLOSING STATEMENT

THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct competitive procurement.

Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Unique Entity ID UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size.

Responses must include the place of manufacturing (i.e. address if supply/equipment is a domestic end product and includes country of manufacture). All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number, NIMH26000082.

Responses must be submitted electronically to Joe Kennedy, Contract Specialist, at joseph.kennedy@nih.gov

U.S. Mail and fax responses will not be accepted.

mailto:joseph.kennedy@nih.gov